Ty Harris is a graduate of Sardis High School and then University of Alabama. After working at the Stallings Center for five years in Tuscaloosa, he moved to Etowah County with his wife Hope. Coach Harris began coaching football at Etowah High School in 2000, when he was hired as a special education teacher from there he moved to the career Tech Department. He has 18 years of teaching experience . This is his fifth year as a Lion. Coach Harris and his wife have two daughters, Faith and Grace.